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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2022-21815

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for private IOCTLs where a NULL pointer dereference in the kernel, created within user mode code, may lead to a denial of service in the form…

MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.21%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.21%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for private IOCTLs where a NULL pointer dereference in the kernel, created within user mode code, may lead to a denial of service in the form of a system crash.

CVSS 3.1
5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
0.21% probability · 12th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-476
Affected
nvidia/cloud gaming guest · nvidia/geforce · nvidia/gpu display driver · nvidia/nvs · nvidia/quadro · nvidia/rtx · nvidia/studio · nvidia/tesla · nvidia/virtual gpu
Source
psirt@nvidia.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.